bulge

膨らみ、出っ張り

表面から丸く突き出ている部分。

やさしい英語で： A rounded part that sticks out from a surface.

• There is a bulge in my pocket.
• She noticed a strange bulge under the carpet.
• The mechanic checked the tire for bulges.

使い方： a bulge in/on something (There was a bulge in the wall.)

類義語： swelling, bump, protrusion

よく使う表現： bulge in something, bulge under something, a slight bulge

突き出る、出っ張る

周りの表面より丸く外へ突き出る。

やさしい英語で： To stick out from the surrounding surface in a rounded shape.

• His eyes seemed to bulge.
• Large roots bulged from the ground.
• The muscles in her arms bulge when she lifts weights.

使い方： bulge out/from something (Tree roots bulge out from the ground.)

類義語： protrude, stick out

よく使う表現： bulge out, bulge from something

膨らむ

中のものが表面を押すことで、外側へ膨らむ。

やさしい英語で： To swell outward because something inside pushes against the surface.

• The bag began to bulge.
• Her pockets bulged with sweets.
• The box was bulging because we had packed too much inside.

使い方： bulge with something (His pockets bulged with coins.); bulge at something (The suitcase was bulging at the sides.)

類義語： swell, balloon

よく使う表現： bulge with something, bulge at something, bulge outward